Monday, 26 January 2009

A Republic Day Honour :)

The sanctity of a saffron spiritSeeking to express the divine withinSoliciting care, and depth of experienceProtector of a benediction of Heritage divine!

The Purity of white, that sees all!That carries a universe of huesThat reflects the purity backFrom whence it pours, on a land welcoming!

The fecundity of a green, ever freshIn the prolific innovation,In the creative renewalIn minds, souls and hearts, ever warm!

On a day such as thisWhen the land rejoices a birthA coming of Age, once moreLet me too join, with a flightOf the Tricolour, dreaming dreamsFor my Land, hoping hopesTo ever shine, and be uplifting.

For, as with a Nation, it isA day to celebrate, a treasureA gift, of warmth, of appreciationOf Honour, most high!

And this is in Thanks to the spiritAnd creativity of Balvinder SinghWho designed and awarded thisBeautiful motif;Indebted Sir, and much more than thatGlad that in someway one sharesA common platform where perspectivesMeet, mingle, find acceptance and Grow!

Thank you Sir!

Salutes!

25 January, 2009

***The Citation

On the eve of the Republic Day of our country, i take this opportunity to present this award to my blogger friends who have made a difference by writing their frank opinions in their blogs as well, as in the comment columns of other blogs. These bloggers have not written any sensational or luscious stories to attract traffic to their blogs, but they have put down in prose as well, as verse, whatever they have felt strongly about, may it be about their personal lives or about a burning issue of the society. The sole purpose of their writing has been to make a difference. I wish that their ideas may fructify and bring a change in the society for better. I salute them all.

15 comments:

You have seen so much in the colours and made us see them too...The saffron,white and green will never look the same to me again...what a completely new perspective!:)

''When the land rejoices a birthA coming of Age, once more''Yes,indeed it is....:)....beautiful....the lines fill me with hope...so much..god bless you...for making us see that when everyone's giving up hope...

and so true...yes, the TRICOLOUR is our strength and so mcuh more..its hard to explain..what goes through my heart when I see it...emotions of every kind.....:)and a heritage divine!yes,yes and yes.....and we are the inheritors...:)and proud ones at that!!and what a beautiful way to accept an award....:)which reminds me I have not done so yet...just been hasty and greedy and put up the awards...:D off now:)

Indyeah... Meg that note holds all the love of one who loves passionately and proudly, her Country! I just love the way I can read round eyed wondering expressions, furious yes-I-know nods, and a slightly parted mouth, in the enthusiasm to convey just how it is :) :) Iknow that you know. And that is the sort of positive energy you bring in! Thank you for the wonderful way you have looked at this one too!

Salil, perfecto verse! I know that when I see your name in the list of comments I am in for a treat, and you never disappoint! Thanks, thanks a lot!

Its an interesting unique take on the tricolour!Beautiful award-Thank you for giving it to all your blogger friends Usha...does this mean I can have it too?(lolzzz)hey,you are a patriotic person! It comes out well through these lines-you can only write what you believe in really..go on Usha, India is richer because of women just like you

Usha, aapne toh award ko chaar chaand laga diye apney shabdon ke saath.You have beautifully ebroidered the award with the rich thread of your intellect before dispalying it on your blog shelf. This is the most profound meaning i have ever come accross for the three coloures of our flag.

"The sanctity of a saffron spiritSeeking to express the divine within"

"The Purity of white, that sees all!"

"The fecundity of a green, ever freshIn the prolific innovation"

And yes we are on "a common platform where perspectives meet, mingle, find acceptance and Grow!"

Balvinder, many thanks once again, for the honour of the award, for the warm words of appreciation and for the way you accept this token of gratitude in return! The occasion, the picture of the tricolour, soaring, all come together this special day truly. Thank you once again!

Happy Republic Day, though belated. We celebrated Chinese New Year here, our own spring festival, in pouring rain! I loved your poem. I am not overtly patriotic, rather apathic about it, but your verse did make me feel proud of being an indian.